Description
Synopsis:
In a faraway future, on a wild and untamed planet, a lonely teenager, Roxy, releases an assassin from the sands she was buried in. As soon as she’s free, the criminal sparks death all around. Roxy and her mother Zora are held accountable, banished from their community and forced to track the murderer down. They start a long journey pacing the supranatural territories of their filthy paradise.
About the director:
Bertrand Mandico was born in 1971 in Toulouse, he joined CFT Gobelins in Paris where he graduated from “animation cinema” in 1993. However, he only directed one animated short film The Blue Horseman, featuring a surreal, organic and lyrical pagan rite. He writes and directs numerous short and medium-length films selected and awarded in a large number of festivals or retrospectives.
At the same time, he wrote and produced a science fiction series, Prairie, intended for Belgium and Norway. In February 2018 released his first feature film The Wild Boys. The same year he directed the medium-length film Ultra Pulpe presented at Cannes Critics’ Week. After Blue (DirtyParadise) is his second feature length motion picture.